Recent content by lbb87

I tried asking this in a health forum and didn't get any helpful information. So I thought maybe a food expert might know. Do cashews and peanuts that are available for purchase around this time of year have any differences than those that are available from March to October? Like, are they...

I don't like people in the kitchen while I'm cooking. I especially don't like it when they just stand at the kitchen counter reading a newspaper or something. Or worse yet is when they talk to me because it makes me forget what I'm doing. Of course, most times the things they say to me are...

Is there anyone here who gets highly irritated (even enraged) when other people are hanging around in the kitchen while you're trying to cook? If so, could you please explain why it bothers you? Thanks.

Thanks for the input. I'll try for the orange but I may have to settle for peach or yellow. Unless I can come up with a light brown.

But I don't think food coloring will give me the orange color that I want. I think it will come out to light - like a peach color. This always happens when I try to do red, I always end up with pink. I've even put about 10 drops in and I still get pink. Then the frosting starts getting thinner...

I need to color white frosting orange but I only have food coloring. Is there anyway to color it orange with just food coloring? I do not have time to go on another search for paste coloring (or whatever it's called). The only stores around here that probably carry it are craft stores and I...

After preheating for 15 minute on medium heat, the pan wasn't very hot. It only takes 5 min or less for my other pans. The burgers weren't burnt but the grill marks on them were black. I don't know if I'd consider that burnt. I'll try seasoning it with the stove set to 350. Should the pan be...

I just bought a cast iron grill pan and after using it once it's flaking. That's not supposed to happen is it? Here's what happened: the pan was pre-seasoned but the instructions said to wash it with soap and water and then season it. I washed it, dried it, rubbed a thin layer of Crisco in it...

Great information everyone, thanks. I think I will look into a splatter screen. I've never heard of that before but when I looked it up I wished I'd know about it years ago. I also like the bacon press, I think I'll get one of those too. Now if I can only get to the store. I've been trying to...

I have a gift card for Macy's that I need to use soon, before it expires. That's why I was looking at the pans at Macy's. Do you think the pan would smoke more than cooking fries in a baby fryer? On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the most, how much would the pan smoke? Thanks to both of you...

Would using a cast iron grill pan work better for indoor grilling than using an electric grill? I'm mostly just interested in draining off the fat and getting good flavor. Grill marks aren't that important. I'm more interested in how food tastes than how it looks. I was thinking of buying this...

Could someone tell me what the taste differences are between Bartlett and D'Anjou pears? And are Bartlett pears not available this time of year on the East coast? I couldn't find any at the store. I just tried a D'Anjou pear and was extremely disappointed with it. I will never buy one of those...

I've got a couple of questions about Mudslides. The first Mudslide I ever had was the Kahlua drinks-to-go that come in a 4 pack. So when I was at the liquor store I decided to pick up one of the larger size ones. The three they had were Kahlua ready-to-drink, TGIF, and some other brand. I...

Does anyone have a healthy, low-fat dip recipe (for vegetables) that doesn't involve the use of tomatoes, salsa, vinegar, seafood, or peanut butter? Salsa would be acceptable if the dip has no more than two tablespoons of salsa per 1 cup. I've been eating a dip that uses 1 cup salsa and 8...

Ok. Thanks. I wasn't sure because it was the first time I've ever had fried turkey and the first time I had a crappy turkey (gristly, tough meat). I thought maybe the two were somehow related. I'm sure the turkey was the size that I usually get, but it did look smaller. I bet it was a...